I loved this book! It was so eerie and kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Feeney is an auto buy author for me and I’m so glad I did! Another solid thriller from this author.
Atmospheric and thrilling, I highly recommend!!!

I loved this book so much! It kept me on my toes the whole time. I am so thankful I had the audio version of it!

Good Bad Girl was one of my most anticipated novels of 2023, but sadly I think I have found my least favourite Feeney novel to date.

Having absolutely loved His & Hers and Rock Paper Scissors, I was expecting plenty of thrills and shocking twists. Good Bad Girl was entirely different, and not really a thriller at all in my opinion. I appreciated that Alice Feeney branched off and explored the complexities and challenges of motherhood, and this is a topic that I often identify with, but this book just couldn’t hold my attention. To start, the story is told from several different POVs. While that is usually something I enjoy, each character sounded exactly the same to me. I honestly had a hard time differentiating between them. Young, old, they all had such a similar voice and inner monologue. This, in combination with a confusing and slow moving plot, made it difficult for me to follow. I actually ended up keeping little notes on who was who and how they were connected just so I could keep it all straight. Judging from some other reviews, I’m thinking I would have had better luck sticking mainly to the physical copy and not the audio.

I think Good Bad Girl was meant to be more emotional than her usual thrillers, but I became so disinterested and distracted that it didn’t make the impact it was supposed to.

While this one wasn’t what I was hoping for, and not Feeney’s typical writing style, I do think that those who liked Daisy Darker will enjoy this one as well. I also appear to be very much an outlier on this one, so please give it a try for yourself. I won’t be letting this deter me, and hopefully Feeney’s next book will be more my taste.

Thank you so much to Macmillan Audio for my complementary audio copy in exchange for an honest review.

Despite being a big Alice Feeney fan, I could not get into or enjoy this book. The story is told from multiple POV and goes over so many characters so fast that it is hard to keep track of what is going on and who is who. The farther I got the more confused, I thought eventually a main plot would be revealed but I never got to one. Could not finish.

I listened to this on audiobook so I had a hard time keeping track of the characters and the scenarios involved with each. But as I got further into the book, I was intrigued to find out what happens to each of the women: one working in a care home, one an escapee from a care home, one a therapist, and one who works in a prison library.

I like Alice Feeney's darker thrillers, and might enjoy reading this rather than listening, so I'm bumping up 3.5 stars to 4!

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advance audio book.

It is no secret I have a love-hate relationship with thrillers. I want to love them, but I typically hate them. However, I have discovered that Alice Feeney works for me. I don't even know if I would call Good Bad Girl a thriller. It is more of a subtly suspenseful murder mystery about the duality of good and bad told through the fragile relationship between mothers and daughters.

The story takes place over two timelines, with several character POVs, and requires patience, but once it all comes together, it works. I found the story compelling. I enjoyed the characters. While some of the twists were predictable, a few things shocked me, but in a good way. I love being surprised by mystery books.

I listened to this on audio, and I enjoyed the narration.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Whew. That's all.

What I liked:
The twists
The characters
The muli POV
The timeline flips
The narrator

What I didn't like:
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She did it again. This book literary knocked it OUT OF THE PARK.
literally can't say anything else bc I don't wanna ruin it but
TRUST me if you like thrillers (like domestic thrillers) this should be a MUST READ and you need to add it to your TBR asap
Multi pov
Multi timeline
Plot twists galore
55 overall
1.5/5 anxiety
0/5 spice
BUY RIGHT NOW (buy bargain borrow burn)

Not my fave by Alice Feeney (I prefer the dark and twisty) but this one did pleasantly surprise me! I really liked the audio narrator but, because there were multiple perspectives, I do wish there was a full cast.

I have read several books by Alice Feeney and was my least favorite. I found the varying points of view and timelines confusing and had difficulty keeping the characters straight. This is not a bad book, at times it failed to engage me.

Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney is a well paced, mysterious story that weaves together the story of women connected through a care home. Overall, this one missed the mark for me compared to Feeney’s other work but the audio narration was very well done and I enjoyed the experience of listening to the performance.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC - Good Bad Girl is out now!

A baby is stolen and a mystery goes unsolved and then worlds collide and likely the reader still won't know all the moving parts until the very end. I love Alice Feeney and this was a very satisfying, very twisty book with interesting characters and a surprisingly happy ending.
I would say I didn't love it as much as DAISY DARKER, which floored me (!) but I love the way she lays out a narrative, and the characters she creates who are so often complex, some despicable, and all capable of adeptly lying whenever necessary.
I would recommend this book! Great narration.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for accepting my request to audibly read and review Good Bad Girl.

Narrated by Katherine Press; Stephanie Racine

The story started out strong. I was entertained throughout 75% of the book. When I think mystery/thriller, this is what I expect.

My problems/issues: The ending was too much. It felt like the author set a timer and went about tying up loose ends. Also, the convoluted circle of life was too much and terribly disappointing. This put a new twist on the thought processing of seven degrees of separation.

I liked the narrators, although I had to look at who was speaking several times. I couldn't always follow along.

The characters are bad, yet likable; kudos to Feeney.

A solid three stars being an easy cold winter night read.

Thank you to Net Galley for the audio version of this book. Alice Feeney is a must read author in my opinion. Sometimes, I love her writing and other times, not so much. This book is one of her best. I love stories with 2 separate instances that come together and shock the reader. Both stories were great and the way they merge in the end was, while a bit predictable, was excellent. Narration was fabulous as well.

A child disappears from a baby carriage in broad daylight 20 years previous. Now a girl, Patience, is searching for her biological family with one clue that at first appeared to be a dead-end. She goes to work at a care home where she meets Edith Elliot who may be 80 but is still spry and brain sharp. After the care home manager is murdered, Edith escapes with the help of Patience. With many clues leading to Patience as the killer, she is remanded to prison. In the meantime a mother is looking for her missing daughter, and Edith's daughter, Clio, is searching for her mother. All the women who have no reason to trust each other must join together to solve the murders and clear their names as suspects as well as get Patience released from custody. I listened to this version and found the audio enjoyable with the voices of each woman and the emotions they portrayed.

Great read. Alice Feeney always keeps me on my toes. Just when I think I've solve the murder there's a plot.
I really enjoyed Good Bad Girl.

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ARC. A bit confusing on audio because of all the characters so I switched over to the physical copy.

Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney is a well-written thriller with a few twists and turns, but it ultimately falls short of expectations. The story is told from the perspectives of two unreliable narrators, which can be both engaging and frustrating. The characters are well-developed and the plot is intriguing, but the pacing is slow at times and the ending is somewhat predictable.

One of the strengths of the novel is Feeney's writing style. She is able to create a sense of suspense and atmosphere, and her characters are complex and believable. However, the pacing of the novel is uneven, with some sections dragging on and others feeling rushed. Additionally, the ending is somewhat predictable, especially for experienced thriller readers.

Despite these criticisms, I still found Good Bad Girl to be an enjoyable read. Feeney is a talented writer, and her characters are well-developed. If you are looking for a light thriller with a few twists and turns, then this novel is worth checking out. However, if you are looking for a more suspenseful and thrilling read, then I would recommend looking elsewhere.

Alice Feeney is an auto read author for me and I look forward to her new books every year. While this one was not my favorite of hers, it was a thoroughly entertaining, thrilling read and I was intrigued from the beginning. This was twisty and complex, which sometimes is difficult when you are only doing audio, but I was able to keep it straight once I got the characters down. The audio was excellent, I thought the narrators did a fantastic job with this story and the multiple POVs. This is an enjoyable, bingeable read that overall I enjoyed and recommend.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the ALC to review.

I loved this one! and I had no doubt with Alice feeney that I would! This one was dark twisty suspenseful and I couldn’t put it down I had to know what happened and what was what. I loved the aspect of the family dynamic in this one too and how it all came together, with thrillers I try to really not say to much as it’s best to go in blind but this one is perfect for spooky season!

Alice Feeney can do no wrong in my opinion. I love getting to dive into the mind of her narrators with each new read- and this one didn't disappoint. Feneey has a master way of making you think you know the outcome only to have the rug ripped out from under you.

Received this as an audiobook, reviewed based on the published print.